PLANTS Profile for Linum striatum (ridged yellow flax)

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Linum striatum Walter
ridged yellow flax

Symbol:

LIST

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Linaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Linum striatum Walter

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Synonyms:
Linum striatum Walter

	CAST31	Cathartolinum striatum (Walter) Small
	LISTM2	Linum striatum Walter var. multijugum Fernald
	NEST3	Nezera striata (Walter) Nieuwl.

Distribution:
Linum striatum Walter


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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Linum striatum Walter

View 4 genera in Linaceae, 37 species in Linum

Classification:
Linum striatum Walter

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Linales
Family	Linaceae – Flax family
Genus	Linum L. – flax
Species	Linum striatum Walter – ridged yellow flax

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Linum striatum Walter

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Indiana:
ridged yellow flax		Threatened
New York:
stiff yellow flax		Rare

Wetland Indicator Status:
Linum striatum Walter

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW-,FACW+

FACW

FACW-

FACW+

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Linum striatum Walter

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 29223.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 09/25/2008 01:16 AM MDT